زواجُmarriage ابنson of ياسينYasin زواجٌa marriage مبارَكٌblessed
زواجُ ابن ياسين زواجٌ مبارَكٌ
يَقُرُّis gladdened عَيناًin the eye ويهناand is contented ويَسْعَدُand is happy
يَقُرُّ عَيناً ويهنا ويَسْعَدُ
Ibn Yasin’s marriage is a blessed marriage.
The wedding of Yasin's son is blessed
His eye is gladdened, and he is contented and happy.
It brings joy and delight
بهthrough it الخيرgoodness مجلوبbrought إليهto him جميعهall of it
به الخير مجلوب إليه جميعه
وفيهand in it التهانيcongratulations كلّهاall of them تتولدare born
وفيه التهاني كلّها تتولد
Through it, all goodness is brought to him.
Goodness is brought to him, all of it
And in it, all congratulations are born.
And congratulations are born from it
تُسَرُّis gladdened بهby it منfrom آلthe family of ياسينYasin عصبةٌa group
تُسَرُّ به من آل ياسين عصبةٌ
لهمthey have شرفhonor فيamong الأكرمينthe noblest وسؤددand eminence
لهم شرف في الأكرمين وسؤدد
A group from the house of Yasin is gladdened by it.
The family of Yasin is gladdened by it
They have honor among the noblest, and eminence.
They have honor among the most generous
منamong القومthe people لمdid not يصنعdo سواهمanyone other than them صنيعهمtheir deeds
من القوم لم يصنع سواهم صنيعهم
بلrather البرbenevolence بلindeed سادواthey became leaders بهthrough it وتفرّقواand dispersed
بل البر بل سادوا به وتفرّقوا
No one else among the people has done deeds like theirs.
None of the people have done as they have
Rather, benevolence—indeed, through it they became leaders and dispersed.
But good, they excelled in it and were distinguished
وقدand indeed ورثوهاthey inherited them عنfrom أبيهمtheir father مكارماًnoble qualities
وقد ورثوها عن أبيهم مكارماً
وهاand behold هيthey فيin أبنائهمtheir sons تتجدَّدare renewed
وها هي في أبنائهم تتجدَّد
And they inherited these noble qualities from their father.
And they inherited generosity from their father
And behold, they are renewed in their sons.
And here it is, renewed in his sons
ولمand did not يبرحواcease to be أبناءthe sons of ياسينYasin فيin الندىgenerosity
ولم يبرحوا أبناء ياسين في الندى
مناهلَwellsprings جودbounty كالمناهلlike watering places توردare visited
مناهلَ جود كالمناهل تورد
And the sons of Yasin have never ceased, in generosity,
The sons of Yasin have not ceased to be
To be wellsprings of bounty, visited like watering places.
At the springs of generosity like springs that flow
هماthose two ماhow great هماthey are فيin المكرماتnoble deeds كلاهماboth of them
هما ما هما في المكرمات كلاهما
محمدMuhammad فيamong النجبthe distinguished الكرامthe generous وأحمدand Ahmad
محمد في النجب الكرام وأحمد
Those two—how great they are in noble deeds, both of them:
They both are the same in all acts of generosity
Muhammad and Ahmad, among the distinguished and generous.
Mohammed in nobility and dignity, and Ahmed
تُعَدُّare counted كرامُthe noble among النَّاسthe people فيin بلديهماtheir two towns
تُعَدُّ كرامُ النَّاس في بلديهما
فعدَّاso the two were counted ولمand not تعقدbent a finger in counting وراءهماafter them both يدa hand
فعدَّا ولم تعقد وراءهما يد
The noble among the people are counted in their two towns.
The generosity of the people is counted in their countries
So the two were counted, and no hand bent a finger after them.
So they were counted, and no hands were tied after them
بقيتmay you endure بقاءfor as long as النيرينthe two luminaries محمدMuhammad
بقيت بقاء النيرين محمد
بناعمin pleasant خفضease العيشlife لاnot تتنكّدbe distressed
بناعم خفض العيش لا تتنكّد
May you endure as long as the two luminaries, Muhammad,
Mohammed remained with the softness of gentle life, not distressed
In the pleasant ease of life, never knowing distress.
And he was appointed as historian of mankind and spirits
وفيand amid البشرgladness والأَرواحand spirits فوليunclear; perhaps 'my words' مؤرِّخاًmarking the date
وفي البشر والأَرواح فولي مؤرِّخاً
تزوجتyou have married فابقىso remain فيin الهناhappiness ياO محمَّدMuhammad
تزوجت فابقى في الهنا يا محمَّد
And amid gladness and spirits, [perhaps: my words] mark the date:
You have married, so remain in delight, oh Mohammed!
You have wed; so remain in happiness, O Muhammad.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.